The effectiveness of external assessments in facilitating organizational change in law enforcement

Policing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-55

  Giacomazzi, Andrew L ^a   Brody, David C ^b  

^a Boise State University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; External auditing; Organizational change; Problem oriented policing; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842615063     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510410519903     Document Type: Review

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